For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 17, 2002

Nominations
President George W. Bush Today Announced His Intention to Nominate Five Individuals to Serve as Members of His Administration

The President intends to nominate the following individuals to
serve as Commissioners of the Mississippi River Commission:

Rickey Dale James of Missouri to serve as the Civilian/Civil
Engineer Representative for the remainder of a nine-year term expiring
April 17, 2009

Nicholas Augustus Prahl of Washington to serve as the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Representative

The President intends to nominate Arthur James Collingsworth to be
a member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four
years. His past experience includes serving as Senior Advisor to the
Royal Institute of International Affairs in London from 1988 to 1998,
and Senior Advisor to the International Youth Foundation from 1989 to
1994. Collingsworth was Director of the United Nations University
Office for Europe from 1984 to 1988, and Vice President of Youth For
Understanding from 1975 to 1982. He received a bachelors degree from
the University of Michigan and a Masters degree from Georgetown
University.

The President intends to nominate John L. Morrison to be a Member
of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment
Corporation for the remainder of a three-year term expiring December 7,
2004. Morrison is currently the Chairman and Co-Founder of Highland
Capital, as well as Managing Director and Co-Founder of Goldner Hawn
Johnson and Morrison, Inc., both of which are private investment
companies in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From 1975 to 1989, he was with
the Pillsbury Company in several positions including President of
Pillsbury International Group and Executive Vice President and Chairman
of the U.S. Consumer foods Group. He is a graduate of Yale University
and Harvard Business School.

The President intends to nominate John Portman Higgins to be
Inspector General of the Department of Education. Higgins has served
at the Department of Education since 1980. He is currently the
Director of the Management Improvement Team in the Office of the Deputy
Secretary and from 1995 to 2001, he held several positions in the
Departments Office of the Inspector General including Deputy Inspector
General. Higgins is a graduate of Bethel College.